Throughout history, the most successful seagoing vessels have shared common attributes. Take, for example, the greatest warriors and travelers of their time, the fiercesome Vikings. When they sallied forth from their northland fjords, they employed high speed, extremely maneuverable, shallow draft designs to help them expand and conquer their world. While the FPB series are [...]
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Wind Horse / January 31, 2012
Wicked FPB – Following The Path
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If you are a regular visitor to SetSail com you know we like fine rear ends Flat buttock lines in particular arouse our instincts With most yacht designs there is a conflict here between comfort and performance and this varies with different speeds or more correctly speed-length ratios Typically you pick a speed regime … - Clearing The Fog
We took the afternoon off went for a drive had a gelato and enjoyed being outside in the harsh winter for which Arizona is known We re down to rechecking basic assumptions again finalizing deck geometry and fine tuning the hull shape This can be a dangerous time in the design cycle Having put … - Amping Up The Story Of The Wicked FPB
We are somewhat surprised by the amount of comment induced by the post on the solar array so we thought we d update you to the present things are moving quickly Earlier in the week it became obvious that the roof over the upper deck would beneft from enhancement The negative was tshading at …
Mystery Ship / January 31, 2012
Motor Homes Travels of South Australia Part 8
13 We stayed the night camped at the Caiguna roadhouse. We awoke to rumbling bellies (kidding) and made an early start; grocery stores in Esperance were singing a syren’s song to us. Just as a side note, diesel along the Nullarbor is $1.97 per litre a…
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8 Our day starts off gently; cellar doors do not open until 10:00am, so we have a leisurely breakfast and conduct all of our internet business before heading out. We love the fact that we have good and reliable internet coverage for 99.9% of Australia… - Motor Home South Australia Part 4
6 Wine Tour Day! Woo Hoo! Darn, they only open at 10:00 am, what will we do with ourselves until then? This is actually a really great way to see the country side. We set off with map in hand and a handheld GPS unit to back it up to find our first Cel… - Motor Home South Austalia Part 3
4 The trip today will see us cover quite a few miles, so we are up early and off. Within 1 hour we are pulled over for our first site of the day, the limestone cliffs of “ship wreck coast”. Absolutely stunning! The next 10 km are spent stopping …
Kindred Spirit III / January 31, 2012
#45 January 2012 Marathon, FL
Happy 2012!!!!
We began the year on the right foot with a 40 mile bike ride but our faithfulness to that endeavor has waned for lots of reasons. This is the most socially active place we’ve ever lived and somehow we aren’t learning the a…
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Big Run / January 31, 2012
I Am A Winner
We’re back at Little Farmer’s Cay for the 5F festival. The 5Fs are – Festival, First Friday, February, Farmers. As last year was our first trip to the Bahamas, it was also our first 5F festival. We had a great…
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I don’t claim to be a prolific writer or even an award winning blogger. I just try to convey to family and friends how much damn fun we are having as full time cruisers here in the Bahamas. Take for example this pas…
Drift Away / January 31, 2012
Springtime in South Carolina
In upstate New York, it never feels like Spring until the end of April. We’re in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and it’s definitely Springtime here. It’s been unseasonably warm all along the east coast, including SC. The mornings have …
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